Trump Kompromat?

[HAB911]

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While we currently don’t know whether Russia actually has kompromat on the sitting President of the United States, we may be about to find out. The dossier stated that one of the main goals of Russia’s collusion with the Trump campaign was to have sanctions, which the Obama administration placed on the country, eased or possibly removed so that Russia’s energy industry could flourish once more.

Last night, however, the Senate put a dagger into the heart of any plan to ease sanctions on the Russians, and also decided to limit President Trump’s power to act on the sanctions alone. The new bill in the Senate, which passed by a staggering 97-to-2 vote, places additional sanctions on Russia related to malicious cyber activity and the supply of weapons to the Assad regime in Syria. Additionally, it would set up a congressional review process if the executive branch decided to ease or eliminate current sanctions.

http://ir.net/news/politics/125317/trump-kompromat-will-likely-soon-find/

[BumRushDaShow]

1. I understand that

he wants to return those properties that Obama kicked the Russians out of, and allow those folks back in. Not sure if he can unilaterally do that (although he might absent what Congress might do with any sanctions legislation).... but what is happening now is that Russia is threatening to expel American citizens in American-owned facilities there.

[alwaysinflux]

2. This is amazing

The senate actually passed something good??

[NewJeffCT]

3. I think it would still need to get through the House

and, I remember either Tom DeLay or John Boehner not even allowing some good bipartisan bills that passed the Senate to even come to a vote in the House.

[Nitram]

4. The Russians are unlikely to release their kompromat now. They have the POTUS in their pocket and

he has been doing their bidding. They know he did everything he could to drop sanctions, including actions that have placed his administration under investigation. They are not going to kill the Goose that laid the Golden Egg unless El Trumpo personally spills the beans.

[justiceischeap]

5. Sherrod Brown said this morning that the WH has been calling on members of the House

to water down the sanctions. Saw it on Twitter from a reporter, can't find the tweet right now.

Edited to add Tweet:

Link to tweet